On Friday June 12, as part of the Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Play Day for schools in Ontario, ArcelorMittal Dofasco, the City of Hamilton and the Hamilton Athletic Trust announced long-term funding for a new soccer development program in Ward 3.

The announcement was made at the CIBC Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium (Tim Horton’s Field) where the youth program, open to children ages 5 through 13 will learn basic soccer skills at a world class soccer venue – and the host of the Toronto 2015 soccer tournament July 11-26. Approximately 500 children will have access to the program at zero cost.